My daughter (6 years old) has been sick with recurrent allergy/ cold symptoms, 2 ear infections and 3 cases of strep throat within a 6 month period after beginning kindergarten. She has had at least 4 rounds of antibiotics and a antibiotic shot. she would get better for a few days before having to go back to our dr. the allergy medications have not helped one bit. At the health check at her school they sent a note home that her tonsils were swollen and her uvula was hanging to the right. So I take her to a ENT Dr. referred to by our Dr. and he suggest that he puts tubes in her ears and removes her adenoids. We are getting a second opinion on March 5. She has trouble breathing at night , snores very loudly and won’t pay attention to me when I am talking to her even though I know she can hear me. She doesn’t have any learning difficulties yet. Would she need to have her tonsils taken out?

Thanks,
Lisa

I’ve just had my tonsils removed due to having strep throat and other related illnesses way too commonly each year. I had my tonsils removed five days ago and it seems as if my throat is becoming more and more sore. It’s easier to eat and talk for longer periods, but when the pain comes around it seems worse then it was right after surgery.

There’s no guarantee that removing your tonsils will help your symptoms, but you won’t know until you try. You can argue that it’s better than taking medications for months or years. Even if your symptoms don’t improve after surgery, at least you’ll know it’s not a tonsil problem and you can go on to looking for another condition. ENTs can have very different opinions about tonsillectomy. Another ENT may offer to perform the surgery. Good luck.

You’re probably better off seeing a sleep doctor and diagnosing and treating possible obstructive sleep apnea.

I went to the dr. and they told me that my tonsils were big but nothing that serious, I do have some problems sleeping at night like waking up choking or without being able to breath I do feel tired during the day and wake up during the night and sometimes having trouble going back to sleep I breathe through my mouth instead of my nose and I do snore but my husband says that its only when im laying on my back if I sleep on the side or facing down I dont, do you think I should get surgery or it might be sleep apnea? im scared of surgeries and worry about not waking up

Just of of curiosity, which side do you sleep on, left or right? If you are a stomach sleeper, which side of your head is down?

What is your advice as I have no problems whatsoever except right is bigger than left.

Thanks

I do perform RF reduction procedures when performed for the right reasons.

Do you perform radio frequency tonsil reduction procedures??